Win: Ken Nicholson (14-6) Loss: Pretzel Mejia (8-16)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Pretzel Mejia pitching. Lou House strikes out. John Butcher walks. Willie Fisk hits a home run. John Butcher scores. Ed Camnitz grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Hopp reached on a fielding error by Nobuyuki Hirayama. Pop Stelmaszek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ken Nicholson pitching. Lou Brown doubles to left field. Chick Karros grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Brown advances to third on the play. Pat Yowell pops out to the pitcher. Jim Haney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Monte Thomas strikes out. Dick Herring singles past the third baseman. Ken Nicholson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lou House grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Julio Tavarez walks. Stan Lucas strikes out. Kiichiro Shimao singles to center field. Julio Tavarez advances to third on the hit. Nobuyuki Hirayama singles to right field. Julio Tavarez scores. Kiichiro Shimao advances to third on the hit. Pretzel Mejia grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Fisk singles to right field. Ed Camnitz flies out to the right fielder. Sam Hopp flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Lou Brown strikes out. Chick Karros pops out to the second baseman. Pat Yowell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Pop Stelmaszek strikes out. Monte Thomas pops out to the second baseman. Dick Herring singles to right field. Ken Nicholson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jim Haney strikes out. Julio Tavarez flies out to the center fielder. Stan Lucas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Lou House singles to left field. Lou House steals second. John Butcher singles to left field. Lou House scores. John Butcher steals second. Willie Fisk singles to left field. John Butcher scores. Ed Camnitz grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Fisk advances to second on the play. Sam Hopp hits a home run. Willie Fisk scores. Toby Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pop Stelmaszek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Monte Thomas singles to center field. Dick Herring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Kiichiro Shimao grounds out to the shortstop. Nobuyuki Hirayama strikes out. Toby Clinton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ken Nicholson singles to left field. Lou House flies out to the center fielder. John Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Willie Fisk singles to center field. Ken Nicholson advances to third on the hit. Ed Camnitz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Lou Brown strikes out. Chick Karros grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Pat Yowell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Reggie Shaw is pinch hitting for Sam Hopp. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Reggie Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Doug Fryman is pinch hitting for Pop Stelmaszek. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Fryman walks. Monte Thomas grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Doug Fryman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Monte Thomas steals second. Dick Herring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Haney walks. Julio Tavarez doubles to center field. Stan Lucas reached on a fielding error by John Butcher. Jim Haney scores. Kiichiro Shimao walks. Nobuyuki Hirayama strikes out. Toshimi Sugi is pinch hitting for Toby Clinton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Toshimi Sugi flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Julio Tavarez scores. Lou Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Manuel Saffell pitching. Chris Parker is pinch hitting for Ken Nicholson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chris Parker singles to left field. Chris Parker steals second. Lou House flies out to the left fielder. John Butcher singles to right field. Chris Parker scores. Jim Clements comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie Fisk triples. John Butcher scores. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Reggie Shaw singles to right field. Willie Fisk scores. Mel Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Fryman singles to left field. Reggie Shaw advances to third on the hit. Monte Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Buck Minnick pitching. Chick Karros grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Yowell grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Haney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dick Herring singles to right field. Buck Minnick lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lou House doubles to left field. Dick Herring scores. Ken Davison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Butcher strikes out. Willie Fisk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Carl Barnes is pinch hitting for Julio Tavarez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carl Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Lucas walks. Kiichiro Shimao grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stan Lucas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nobuyuki Hirayama flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Lou House (24).3B - Willie Fisk (8).HR - Willie Fisk (12), Sam Hopp (13). Baserunning: SB - Lou House (14), John Butcher (17), Monte Thomas (12), Chris Parker (16). Fielding: E - John Butcher.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Brunsberg improves in power_vs_righty Pete Hopper did not respond to coaching in control Dutch Holbert improves in range Bob Zick did not respond to coaching in control Robert Ensberg did not respond to coaching in arm Robert Ensberg improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roger Compton did not respond to coaching in range Jose Brown did not respond to coaching in range Walter Kleinow improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Lawton did not respond to coaching in range Dixie Maddox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dixie Maddox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Brown did not respond to coaching in SS